tune out

tune out
transitive verb
: to become unresponsive to : ignore

the children tuned out their mother's commands

: to dissociate oneself from what is happening

* * *

tune out
1. To adjust (a radio, etc) so as to eliminate (a sound, frequency, etc)
2. To ignore
• • •
Main Entry: ↑tune

* * *

ˌtune ˈout [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they tune out he/she/it tunesout present participle tuningout past tense tunedout past participle tunedout] informal phrasal verb
to stop paying attention

I just tune out and let Chrissie take over.

Thesaurus: to ignore something, or to not pay attentionsynonym
Main entry: tune

* * *

informal stop listening or paying attention

* * *

tune out [phrasal verb]
informal
1 : to stop paying attention to what other people are saying or doing : to become unaware of what is happening around you

I could tell he was tuning out because when I asked him for his opinion, he had no idea what I was talking about.

2 tune (someone or something) out or tune out (someone or something) : to ignore or not listen to (someone or something)

She tuned out the noise and concentrated on her work.

There was a loud group at the restaurant, but we were able to tune them out.

• • •
Main Entry: ↑tune

* * *

ˌtune ˈout | ˌtune sb/sthˈout derived
to stop listening to sth

•

When she started talking about her job, he just tuned out.

Main entry: ↑tunederived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • tune out — {v. phr.} To not listen to something. * / How can you work in such a noisy environment? Jane asked Sue. Well, I simply tune it out, she answered./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • tune out — {v. phr.} To not listen to something. * / How can you work in such a noisy environment? Jane asked Sue. Well, I simply tune it out, she answered./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • tune out — (someone/something) to stop paying attention to someone or something. Beverly always tunes out in the middle of her music lesson. He s been tuning me out ever since I tried to talk to him about his drinking …   New idioms dictionary

  • tune out — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms tune out : present tense I/you/we/they tune out he/she/it tunesout present participle tuningout past tense tunedout past participle tunedout informal to stop paying attention I just tune out and… …   English dictionary

  • tune out — PHRASAL VERB If you tune out, you stop listening or paying attention to what is being said. [V P] Whatever you re talking about, children rapidly tune out if you go beyond them... [V P n (not pron)] Rose heard the familiar voice, but tuned out… …   English dictionary

  • tune out someone — tune out (someone/something) to stop paying attention to someone or something. Beverly always tunes out in the middle of her music lesson. He s been tuning me out ever since I tried to talk to him about his drinking …   New idioms dictionary

  • tune out something — tune out (someone/something) to stop paying attention to someone or something. Beverly always tunes out in the middle of her music lesson. He s been tuning me out ever since I tried to talk to him about his drinking …   New idioms dictionary

  • tune\ out — v. phr. To not listen to something. How can you work in such a noisy environment? Jane asked Sue. Well, I simply tune it out, she answered …   Словарь американских идиом

  • tune out — informal stop paying attention. → tune …   English new terms dictionary

  • tune out — verb a) To fail to pay attention to; to ignore. I have a hard time tuning out a television that is on. b) To change the channel or frequency away from. I was tired of talk radio so I tuned out of that station and tuned into one playing all music …   Wiktionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”